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The Bernard Lee Poker Show (9/22/20): AJ Kelsall

By Bernard Lee
September 23, 2020

AJ Kelsall

In this episode of The Bernard Lee Poker Show on the Cardplayer Lifestyle Podcast Family, Bernard Lee interviews the 2020 WSOP Global Casino Championship Winner, AJ Kelsall. He outlasted a field of 130 players, earning $275,632 and his first WSOP bracelet. A former golf pro and salesman, Kelsall previously had won three WSOP Circuit rings.

0:00 Welcome to The Bernard Lee Poker Show as this week’s guest is 2020 WSOP Global Casino Championship Winner, AJ Kelsall.
0:58 2009 WSOP Main Event runner-up Darvin Moon has passed away at the age of 56 due to complications from a surgery.
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4:22 Bernard welcomes 2020 WSOP Global Casino Championship Winner, AJ Kelsall.
6:22 AJ joins The Bernard Lee Poker Show.
6:54 AJ discusses how it was always a goal for him to win a WSOP bracelet (and watch the Philadelphia Eagles win a SuperBowl).
8:25 AJ talks about how he got started playing poker, as he initially made a living playing golf and sales.
13:07 AJ talks about making a living playing poker over the past two decades, including playing mixed games.
20:03 AJ recalls how he has played/qualified for the WSOP Global Casino Championship over the past several years.
23:46 AJ discusses his typical schedule during past summer WSOPs, depending on his length of stay in Las Vegas.
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25:56 Bernard continues his interview with 2020 WSOP Global Casino Championship Winner, AJ Kelsall.
26:54 AJ describes his previous online poker experience, prior to Black Friday.
28:15 AJ discusses his reaction to the 2020 WSOP Global Casino Championship being moved to WSOP.com.
29:10 AJ explains his name online “RandyLerch.”
30:02 AJ talks about how the WSOP Summer Online Summer Series helped him warm-up for the 2020 WSOP Global Casino Championship.
31:51 AJ talks about focusing on the NFL games during the early levels of the 2020 WSOP Global Casino Championship.
33:49 AJ recalls friends telling him that he was on Twitch as Daniel Negreanu finished 9th in the event.
37:36 AJ discusses huge hand (44 vs AJ) to eliminate the 3rd place finisher, to enter heads-up with a solid chip lead.
39:11 AJ talks about the heads-up play, including the hand that almost ended it and then the hand that ultimately won him the bracelet.
47:26 AJ talks about how he will pick up his bracelet in Las Vegas and then will have a “Bracelet Reveal party” back at home in Tampa, Florida.

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Bernard Lee is a professional poker player who has more than $2.5 million and ten titles since turning pro following his 13th finish in the 2005 WSOP Main Event. Recognized as “the voice of poker in New England” by Cardplayer.com, Lee is known worldwide as a poker media personality having written for ESPN.com, PokerNews, Card […]

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